West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state and alleged that “he acts like acting PM”.
She also took a “Mir Jafar” jibe at the Home Minister. CM Mamata Banerjee targeted the BJP government in Odisha and at the Centre over violence in Cuttack, Odisha.
“While speaking to reporters at the airport after her visit to flood-affected areas, CM Banerjee said, “Cuttack is burning. BJP, Bajrang Dal did communal rights there. They will finish off the country. I have seen so many governments but never such an arrogant and dictator government. They should remember that today they are in power and tomorrow they may not be. Nothing is permanent. How can SIR be done within 15 days?…All of this is Amit Shah’s doing. He acts like an acting PM.
“But PM knows everything, don’t trust Amit Shah always, he will be your Mir Jafar one day. Take care of this, morning shows the day,” she added.
Mir Jafar, who was a military general, betrayed Siraj ud-Daulah and helped the East India Company in the Battle of Plassey in June 1757.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday informed that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists throughout the country.
Banerjee also hit out at the BJP over the recent flash floods in the state, accusing the Centre of neglecting Bengal’s flood relief efforts. She criticised the saffron party for politicising the issue.
Banerjee claimed that she worked on the ground, met the affected families, and distributed relief materials. The Chief Minister also slammed the BJP for allegedly neglecting their constituencies after winning elections.